Track: TMC University: Open Source (TMCU3)
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Advantages of Open Source VoIP
(TMCU3-01)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 9:00-9:45am
Establishing a truly standards-based solution in the market requires a broadly accepted technology and a business model that leads to pervasive adoption. In the telephony market, this requires combining two parallel worlds: VoIP and open source. VoIP solutions provide the scalability of voice integration over data networks, reducing long distance toll charges and eliminating the need to run separate networks for voice and data. Open source drives commoditization of traditional telephony hardware and software. In using the two technologies together, true interoperability emerges between products and the closed proprietary world of voice communications is left behind. In this session, attendees will learn the advantages of using an open source VoIP solution in their own business and IT environment
Presented by:
 | Kerry Garrison
VP Strategic Initiatives
Vitelity Communications |  | David Christiansen
Director, Business Development
GroSocial |  | Guy Yasika
Regional Sales Manager
Alteva |  | Luca Filigheddu (Moderator)
CEO
Twimbow Inc. |  | Russell Jones
Director Product Management, Mid Market and SMB Solutions
Cisco |
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Opportunities in Deploying Open Source Applications
(TMCU3-02)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 10:00-10:45am
Open Source tools hold much promise for helping developers to build innovative applications that can be part of an overall open source-based telephony solution. The speakers in this session will share their experience and explain how they were able to leverage open source technology to build successful applications and successful businesses. Attendees will learn ho to deploy open source-based applications from experts who live the experience every day.
Presented by:
 | Robert Keller
Senior VoIP Engineer
Altavox Telecom | | Steve Kaiser
Co-Founder
OrecX |
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Understanding Open Source Standards
(TMCU3-03)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 11:00-11:45am
In order to ensure interoperability among disparate applications and solutions, it’s important to leverage standards such as SIP. This session will explore several standards (namely XML and Open SER) and how they interoperate with SIP and how they help push the advantages of that standard. Attendees will glean a better understanding of what it will take to ensure standards-based interoperability with SIP in an open source environment.
Presented by:
| John Drolet
Vice President of Sales, Indirect Channels and Carriers
Aastra USA | | Jim Dalton
Chief Executive Officer
TransNexus, Inc. |
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Using Open Source to Roll Out Next-Generation Applications
(TMCU3-04)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 12:45-1:30pm
Open source has moved beyond the domain of hobbyists into a dependable enterprise communications technology. The presenters of this session will address a number topics surrounding open source telephony, specifically, how carriers and service providers can leverage open source to roll-out their VoIP solutions and develop their next generation services. The speakers will provide an insider’s perspective on the state of open source telephony, offering practical enterprise knowledge as industry experts.
Presented by:
| Doug Vilim
VP Marketing and Sales
Sangoma Technologies | | Sam Mansour
Mitel NetSolutions |
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Recognizing the Opportunities in the SMB Market
(TMCU3-05)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 1:45-2:30pm
Many SMBs find the idea of cutting their phone bill and, perhaps more important, being able to take advantage of applications that unify voice and data, very appealing. However, research also shows that SMBs are confused about the products on the market and often lack the in-house technical expertise to comfortably sort through the options.
Vendors of all sizes are coming out with products that are designed to be easier to use and many big telecom equipment vendors are moving downstream from the enterprise market to SMB with tailored offerings, which only serves to add to the SMBs’ confusion. In this session, the presenter will help attendees better understand the factors affecting their opportunities in the SMB market and determine how they can make the most of its opportunities.
Presented by:
 | Annette Miller
Worldwide Cloud Development Executive - Global Business Partners
IBM |
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TMC University Exam
(TMCU3-06)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 2:45-3:30pm
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